Preparation Activated Carbon of From Iraqi Reed

J. Saleh, Najat; I. Ismaeel, Mohammed; I. Ibrahim, Raheek.; A. Zablouk, Mummtaz; Amer, Ali

doi:10.30684/etj.26.3.2

	Preparation Activated Carbon of From Iraqi Reed
Engineering and Technology Journal
Article 1, Volume 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-304 PDF (298.79 K)
DOI: 10.30684/etj.26.3.2
Authors
Najat J. Saleh; Mohammed I. Ismaeel; Raheek. I. Ibrahim; Mummtaz A. Zablouk; Ali amer
Abstract
In this work activated carbon (AC) was successfully prepared from local raw material namely Iraqi Reed .This source is cheap and available and in this work AC is prepared from it for the first time. A chemical method using zinc chloride was used in the activation process. The proper carbonization temperature was found to be 450 oC and the time required for carbonization was one hour. The adsorption capacity for acetone of the prepared AC was measured and found to be 15.6%. Some important properties were also studied such as: apparent density (0.451 g/cm3), ash content (9.4%), moisture content (4.8%). The x- ray diffraction also showed that AC exhibited a poorly crystalline structure, with a little amount of silica and graphite. Decolorization capacity (DC %) of AC on: (a) Caramel dye solution (b) Potassium permanganate solution, were studied. The effect of quantity Of AC and contact time was investigated using UV- spectrophotometer. It was found that decolorization capacity DC% of KMnO4 solution (93%) and it was better adsorbed within one hour, while DC% of caramel dye solution was (87%) and it was a better adsorbent for the color within two hours. It is concluded that AC prepared in this work has a good specification compared with standard sample thus it is suitable for industrial uses.
Keywords
Activated Carbon; Iraqi reed; decolorization

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